Tie and rail-holder.



J. H. COX.

TIE AND RAIL HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 21, 1914 Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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JOHN H. COX, OF HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

Tris an!) RAIL-HOLDER.

Application filed April 21, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J 01-13; H. Cox, a citizen of the United States residing at Hot Springs, in the county of (lax-land and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ties and Rail- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved tie which is intended to be used in railroad con- 1 struction, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a tie formed of rolled steel which will have its end portions so constructed that they will be resilient, thus forlming yieldable supports for the railroad rai s.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for connecting the rails with the ties, the connecting means being so constructed that the distance between the rails may be varied by adjustment of the connecting means.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the tie with the rails in place; Fig. 2 is a view showing a tie and rails in elevation; Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing a pair of rail sections connected with the improved tie; Fig. at is a bottom plan view of one end portion of the tie; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4:.

The tie 10 is formed of rolled steel, and has its central portion cut away as shown at 11 so that the weight of the tie will be re duced. The end portions of the tie are sawed to provide longitudinally-extending slots 12 dividing the end portions of the tie into the base portions 13 and rail chairs 14-. The rail chairs 14 are each provided with bolt-receiving openings 15 positioned in alinement with rectangular openings 16 formed in the base sections 13 to receive the heads 17 of the bolts 18.

The rails are secured to the rail chairs 14 by means of the fasteners 20 and 21 which resemble fish plates and are provided with feet 22 and 23 through which the bolts 18 pass. The feet 22 are longer than the feet 23 and therefore by reversing the positions of the fish plates 20 and 21, the rails 19 may be adjusted longitudinally upon the tie, as indicated at the right of Fig. 1. In order to separate the ties from the rails, pads Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

Serial No. 833,487".

are placed beneath the ties, as shown in l Vhen constructing a track, the ties are laid upon the road-bed, and the bolts are then passed through the alined openings 15 and 16. The rails are then put in place, and the fish plates placed against the rails with the bolts passing through the feet 22 and 23. The lockingsnuts are then secured upon the bolts and hold the fish plates tightly in place. If it is desired to widen the track at a curve, the fish plates 20 and 21 will be interchanged, thus moving either one or both of the rails to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. As the train moves over the track, the rail chairs 14 can give, and thus the pounding of a train will be taken up by the resiliency of the rail chairs; and the ties will thus beprotected from excessive pound 1ng.;

I have thus provided a. rolled steel tie which will be very strong and durable and not liable to become bent or broken from pounding, and which is provided with improved rail-securing means so constructed that the rails may be adjusted longitudinally upon the tie, and thus the distance between the reals varied.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A tie formed of rolled resilient material having its end portions provided with longitudinally-extending slits forming resilient rail chairs positioned in spaced relation to the lower portion of the ends of the tie, each of said rail chairs being provided with fastener-receiving openings formed in alinenient with openings formed in the lower portion of the tie, the lower openings being shaped to engage the lower portions of the fasteners passed through the alined openings and prevent rotation of the fasteners.

2. A tie having its end portions provided with resilient rail chairs positioned in spaced relation to the lower portions of the ends of the tie, said rail chairs being provided with fastener-receiving openings formed in alinement with openings formed in the lower portions of the ends of the tie, the last-mentioned openings being out to engage the lower portions of fasteners passed through the alined openings to prevent rotation of the fasteners.

3. A tie having its end portions provided with rail chairs positioned in spaced relation above the endfp'ortion's oi the tie and terminating short of the ends of the tie provided with fastener-receiving openings positioned in alinement with locking open.- ings formed in the lower-portions of the end portions of the tie, the lower openings being cut to engage the lower portions of the fasteners and lock the fastener'against rotation.

4. A tie formed of resilient material having its end portions cut to form rail chairs positioned in spaced relation above the end portions of said tie, said rail "chairs being provided with fastener receiving openings positioned in alinement with the openings formed in the end portions of said tie, inner and outer fish plates provided with 'feet having openings formed therein to register with the openin s of said rail chairs the feet of one fish plate of each set being of greater length than the feet of the other R. F. GROVER, GIL H. WooTTEN.

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